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Showing posts with label Laos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Laos. Show all posts

Thursday, 10 April 2014

#124: Fourth postcard from Laos

Luang Prabang

People stamps

Received from Yooy from Vientiane.

Rhinoceros-beetle wrestling is popular in Laos. People bet on which beetle will stand the longest.

Wednesday, 9 April 2014

#124: Third postcard from Laos

Luang Prabang
People stamps

Received from Yooy from Vientiane.

Over two billion tons of bombs were dropped on Laos during the Vietnam War.

Sunday, 16 February 2014

#124: Second postcard from Laos

Vientiane

Commemorative and jewelry stamps 

Received from Gladdie from Bangkok, Thailand.

Laos is home to one of world’s longest venomous snakes, the king cobra, which measures up to 14 ft. in length. Also, Irrawaddy Dolphins also are found in abundance here.

Sunday, 9 February 2014

#124: First postcard from Laos

That Luang Stupa

Commemorative and jewelry stamps 

Received from Gladdie from Bangkok, Thailand.

Laos is bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west.